the high jump
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to jump over a bar high above the ground
He won the gold medal in the high jump.
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Weaver and Emmanuel both cleared personal-bests of 6-9 1/2 in the high jump.
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Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024
Summer Young, Menlo School track and field: Young, a senior, cleared five feet, eight inches in the high jump at the St. Francis Invitational to break her own school record of 5-5 set last season.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
One of her American teammates, Erik Kynard Jr., competed in the high jump at the London Games.
—Jeré Longman, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
His previous best was 6-8 as a sophomore in the high jump.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
Brown enjoyed a personal best in the high jump (6 feet, 2 inches) and won the high jump (22-2).
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
Arkansas has two national leaders with Wayne Pinnock in the long jump and Romaine Beckford in the high jump.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
The Orange County record for the high jump is 7-3, established by Sean Lee of Trabuco Hills in 2018.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2024
Diego McCullough and Herald each finished in the top five in the high jump, while Taylor Moore placed third in the long jump.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024
Summer Young, Menlo School track and field: Young, a senior, cleared five feet, eight inches in the high jump at the St. Francis Invitational to break her own school record of 5-5 set last season.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
One of her American teammates, Erik Kynard Jr., competed in the high jump at the London Games.
—Jeré Longman, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
His previous best was 6-8 as a sophomore in the high jump.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
Brown enjoyed a personal best in the high jump (6 feet, 2 inches) and won the high jump (22-2).
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
Arkansas has two national leaders with Wayne Pinnock in the long jump and Romaine Beckford in the high jump.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
The Orange County record for the high jump is 7-3, established by Sean Lee of Trabuco Hills in 2018.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2024
Diego McCullough and Herald each finished in the top five in the high jump, while Taylor Moore placed third in the long jump.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
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